u/Whoredonramsay

Lol i’m partially kidding there can be quality on these apps but im not kidding about a concerning amount of profiles like this

Just wanted to share my experience with bleach/highlights bc I feel a lot of users in this sub default to bleach=bad and I personally have had a MAJOR improvement with it.

I am a natural level 6.5 anything below that— I would not take this advice but if you are a 6.5 or higher and your hair is so fine/shiny that it slips out of a pony and looks lifeless I recommend trying highlights. Something about the cuticle opening up makes the strands look thicker and my hair actually holds in a style now. Even if it is damaged a bit it’s for the best in my case

it 100% looks worse and behaves worse virgin

I only do highlights once every 6m to a year and just to the new growth.

I’m aware this doesn’t make sense on paper but it has worked for me just wanted to share.

First pic is not brushed, 2nd is brushed, 3rd i switched from redken to 3$ suave clarifying shampoo and Aussie moist conditioner. I gave up my Dyson even on low w heat protectant.

Air dry almost completely. I brush all of my hair to the front like a unicorn horn, pull it through a scrunchy, then keep wrapping it under and through the scrunchy over and over.
The tail end I secure with a mini clip in a curl shape to the scrunchy.

After an hour I take it out carefully, and brush everything one time, so the waves lay down, encouraging the waves with my hands like you would using foam rollers. I apply a pea sized amt of ogx coconut milk to the ends, then put a thin layer of aquaphor on my hands to “set” the curls and prevent frizz.

This lasts 2 days! It’s not even that good but im on top of the world, even tho this has probably been done I wanted to share.